Presolicitation
FY27 NRM - VISN Base Install Roof Equipment Railings - 539-22-206
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryPresolicitation (an advance notice that a solicitation is coming) from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10: install rooftop safety railings and work platforms at the Cincinnati VA (project 539-22-206, solicitation 36C25027B0008). All work is to be done within 240 calendar days after the notice to proceed. More in the summary
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Presolicitation (an advance notice that a solicitation is coming) from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10: install rooftop safety railings and work platforms at the Cincinnati VA (project 539-22-206, solicitation 36C25027B0008). All work is to be done within 240 calendar days after the notice to proceed.
Who can bid
- Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-aside: only certified SDVOSBs can bid
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Nov 8, 2026.
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside. Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can bid on this project.
- Worth checking: This is not the solicitation. The November 30, 2026 response date is when the solicitation is expected; drawings, specifications and the bid instructions are not posted yet.
- Worth checking: Abatement work included. Abatement (removing hazardous materials) may need licensed workers or a qualified subcontractor.
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- Minor: Inspection of the premises recommended. The notice recommends inspecting the premises, drawings and specifications to understand the work; a formal site visit is not announced yet.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- 36C25027B0008.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Install various rooftop safety railings and work platforms at the Cincinnati VA
- Prepare the site, and demolish and remove existing structures
- Carpentry and roofing work as shown in the drawings and specifications
- General construction, roofing and abatement (removing hazardous materials)
- Period of performance
- All phases completed within 240 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- Cincinnati VA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 30, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
What to include when you submit
- Watch SAM.gov for the solicitation, drawings and specifications under 36C25027B0008
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation itself, with drawings, specifications, bid instructions and evaluation, is not posted yet.
- Whether there will be a site visit, and whether it is required, is not stated.
- Which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated.
- The estimated value, bonding requirements and contract type are not stated.
- The street address of the work site is not given beyond the Cincinnati VA.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250), Dayton, OH
- Product/service code
- Z1DA · Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
- SDVOSB and veteran-owned contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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